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· Refuel: The Exclamations! and friends
· Captain Cook Tavern: MISTRESS
· Isis Lounge: Oxo Cubans Party Night
· Chicks Hotel: The Puddle
· Cellars Bar -Provincial Hotel: Katharticus in the Cellar
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Saturday March 6th
Dvorak, Borodin, Prokofiev on international programme (The Star)
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By BRENDA HARWOOD
GUEST conductor Nicholas Braithwaite rekindles his 20 year relationship with the Southern Sinfonia this weekend, as he conducts the orchestra in the first of its ‘‘international series’’ concerts for 2010.
The sinfonia will present an exciting programme featuring Dvorak’s New World symphony, Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia, and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in the concert this Saturday at 8pm in the Dunedin Town Hall.
Joining the orchestra for the first time is award winning pianist Eugene Mursky, of Uzbekistan, who will tackle the major technical demands of Prokofiev’s tuneful, energetic and lively piano concerto.
For a man accustomed to the nomadic life of a conductor, returning to Dunedin — where his grandfather was mayor for a time — and the orchestra he knows so well is a joy for Braithwaite.
‘‘It is a good feeling to know what to expect from the orchestra and its abilities — and the sinfonia is sounding great,’’ he said.
The programme for Saturday’s concert will offer the audience much to enjoy, starting with Borodin’s lyrical and exquisite love poem
In the Steppes of Central Asia.
The sharp brilliance of the Prokofiev piano concerto will then contract with Dvorak’s magnificent From the New World Symphony. The piece reflects the folk music from the composer’s homeland, Bohemia, as well as other popular melodies of the time.
‘‘The Dvorak is one of the major symphonies in the repertoire, and the sinfonia knows it well,’’ Braithwaite said.
‘‘It’s going to be an evening of delightful music.’’
Related artists: Southern Sinfonia
